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OH i wish i could have known thoses years....

amschrek 3 months ago

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I've been listening to and researching psyche bands for almost 30 years, and The Misunderstood is absolutely one of the best groups I have ever had the pleasure too listen to. Thank you for the experiences and the memories. =)

unclemeat2u 3 months ago

Classic..........................

666UFO666 8 months ago

I didnt realize this was the same song as the Byrds one, until i realized the lyrics were the same, lol. Love them both. I love songs about Hiroshima.

psychelatte 8 months ago

Wa ha ha wow---groovin'!!!!! )

Khultan 9 months ago

awesome song!

thx.

RobBanks67 1 year ago

So bad it's good.

Frisbieinstein 1 year ago

@Frisbieinstein lol??

sirigi22 11 months ago

Hi, Stephen from The Misunderstood again. When I said that RB & I wrote this song, what I meant was that we set the poem 2 music. We really liked the message & thought it should be a song. We wrote the original version in my bedroom at my parents' house in Riverside. Greg Treadway (rhythm guitarist after Glenn joined the band) originally played the signature lick on a home-made 12-string that Rick Moe (our drummer) and I made. Believe it, it's true!!! :) You can hear it on "The Lost Acetates".

SWINTN1 1 year ago

Hi! My name is Stephen Whiting - I was the bass player for The Misunderstood. Just want to clear up some confusion. Rick Brown & I wrote this song, and the band recorded it in Riverside, CA (see "Lost Acetates" - UT Records for dates verification) long before the Byrds version was released. Tony Hill IS playing on this version, from our London recordings. In fact, he was instrumental in re-writing the chorus. Glenn's playing, like everything he did with us, is sheer genius! Thnx 4 ur interest!!!

SWINTN1 1 year ago 4

@SWINTN1 ....nice one Steve ! By-the-way, I was Tony's bass player in the now defunct Fiction. T'was great to play with him...

fictionuk 4 months ago

@fictionuk - THANKS! Tony added a lot to the sound and creativity of our band - 'The Misunderstood' - and I'm sure he was a trip to play with in 'Fiction' as well. We were both fortunate to know him and spend time musically collaborating with him. Again, I appreciate your compliment. Best to you... :)

SWINTN1 4 months ago

@SWINTN1 - Believe me, it was a blast. He was and still is an amazing person. Sometimes a little heavy but a great guy all the same. I actually (thru Mike Stax UT) arranged a phone call between Tony and Glenn a couple of years ago, that was pretty far out and listening to them for the best part of 45 mins talking about the past was priceless. Anyway Steve, thanx for the music and the good times. You played a major part :-) all the very best to you.

fictionuk 4 months ago

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SWINTN1 1 year ago

This tune kicks arse!

kricky71 1 year ago

Never heard before but enjoyed VERY much!!! Thanks 4 sharing!

record1207 1 year ago

I just heard the Byrds version...so different, I wonder how the Misunderstood came about doing this song. Either way, it's my favorite song by them, --love Glenn C's slide playing!

actionscoot 1 year ago

Good sound !

mobyboy 2 years ago

One of the few groups to use a pedal steel guitar effectively.

chuckdee121 2 years ago 2

The lyrics as the same as the Byrds song, but the melody is completely different. So it's much more an original track than a cover

nirb8 2 years ago

I dont even know if Tony Hill is on this recording(i dont think so).You should check out his other band High Tide.Awesome.

rybones77 2 years ago

@rybones77 - Sorry to correct you, but Tony Hill IS on this recording. We originally wrote and recorded this song in Riverside, CA long before moving to the UK or meeting up w/ Tony. After TH joined our band, he helped re-write the chorus, which was originally kinda' weak. This was recorded after Greg Treadway, our rhythm guitarist, returned to CA and TH took his place. THIS version was recorded between Sept-Nov/66 in London. Thanks for your interest!!! Stephen Whiting/Bassist/The Misunderstood

SWINTN1 4 months ago

Being a very old poem, I'm guessing that someone put it to music at some point, long before records were around. So, I guess in a sense, they're all covers. Does it really matter? There's plenty of room in the world for all the various covers. At least, in my musical world. I'm sorry if yours is over-populated. Thanks for posting this song.

ultimatebozo 2 years ago

i like this song

5/5*

cookiemonsterlad 2 years ago

Stoned Immaculate

charliebrockett 2 years ago

This song by the way has a version by The Byrds. It's called I come and stand at every door. Originally a poem by a Turkish guy who's name ascapes me and translated by Pete Seeger. Inspired by a picture of the shadow of a playing girl that evaporated when the A-bomb was dropped...

Never said it was a pleasant subject.

Efrasnel 3 years ago 4

Oh yes, that is absolutely right. The Misunderstood version is in fact a cover...mmm, but what a cover!

squarepyramid99 3 years ago

i never new it was a cover,i'm not so keen on the byrds but now i gonna look out for it

mojsuksound 2 years ago

It isn't a cover, they did it first.

JimmySmers 2 years ago

It is a cover, Pete Seeger recorded it in 1961.

CornyPoopDude 2 years ago

The Byrds' version was called "I Come And Stand At Every Door" and appeared on the Fifth Dimension album in '66, although as mentioned it had originally been done by Pete Seeger. This is a *way* different version!

mtopper66 2 years ago 2

@squarepyramid99 I actually read in the singer's book that he definitely adapted it before McGuinn or whoever. Originally translated by Pete Seeger. Got to say, I think this is the superior version, what with it's haunting intensity and minor key darkness.

SilverDollar79 1 year ago

@squarepyramid99 - Not a cover. Check the original recording dates. Ours predates The Byrds; we NEVER heard their version 'till long after ours was completed. Don't mean to diss them; just setting the record straight. And BTW, we had never heard Pete Seeger's version either. Rick Brown brought a book with the poem over to my house and we wrote the song in my bedroom. Tony Hill helped revise the chorus after he joined our band in England. Thanks! Stephen Whiting/Bass/The Misunderstood

SWINTN1 4 months ago

@SWINTN1 - I have no idea how to undo a comment I made in error 4 years ago. If I could I would! Yours is way the best version anyhow - and that's a comment I am happy to stick by. Thanks for being brilliant and helping shape so many lives.

squarepyramid99 4 months ago

@squarepyramid99 - No problem! Glad you like the song; thanks for your compliment. There's an awfully lot of misinformation about The Misunderstood, and even what's printed in books is seldom - if ever - 100% correct. THE single most accurate retelling of our story, start to finish, was done by Mike Stax, the publisher of 'Ugly Things' magazine. He literally spent years and hundreds (1000s???) of hours researching, interviewing, writing, etc.,etc. Google UT & check it out ~ SW/The Misunderstood

SWINTN1 4 months ago

The Turkish poet's name was Nazim Hikmet.

lexo30 2 years ago 2

@Efrasnel Nazim Hikmet

myndzyeful 1 week ago in playlist the misunderstood

* Super tune for starting a day my friend! *

mauvetys 3 years ago 2

yes, way better than a cup of coffee, now i'm up! great song, I love it! PM's feeling a little psychedelic today??? :)

astralhed 3 years ago 2

fuck yeah never heard of this band they started in riverside thats crazy i live 30 mins from there in orangecounty! fuck yeah this jam rocks!

ddankk 3 years ago

I collect this kind of thing, I gave it a five before 9 seconds, and favorited it before 15 seconds. Never heard this until now, and there's so much more out there.

64098 3 years ago

You must've heard of Gong and their offsprings too then? :)

Or better said, offsprings of "The Wilde Flowers". (Caravan, Soft Machine, Gong, Hatfield & the North (Delivery) Kevin Ayers) 1-by-1 excellent bands with excellent musicians.

expoonation 3 years ago